| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/002/1/02/01/01 |
| PreviousNumbers | BPS/002/1/02 |
| Title | BPS Midland Branch Minutes 1933-1939 |
| Date | 1933-1968 |
| Extent | 1- transfer case |
| Physical Description | Books are in very poor condition and need to be handled with care. |
| Description | Blue cloth lined book containing handwritten minutes of British Psychological Society Birmingham and Midland Branch meetings from November 8th 1933 to February 22nd 1939.
Included in this book are several press clippings of lectures and papers given by various speakers to the branch taken from the Birmingham Mail and Post 1933-1939 typescript documents including; agendas, reports of the Hon.Secretary and Treasurer, notes, branch rules and nominations for Officers and Committee
Also attached to some pages inside the book are a few loose typescript papers [appear to be abstracts] given at various meetings including:
Father J. Leicester King, 'Mental Association Preservation in the Light of Lindworsky's Theory of Mental Assonance' (1936), and 'Grades of Awareness and the Unconscious' [synopsis] 2nd February 1938
Mrs. E.P. Hunt 'Birmingham Experiments in Vocational Guidance and Selection', 27th March 1936
Dr. Emmanuel Miller 'The Psychological Treatment of Delinquency' 17th October 1934
The back of the book [reversed] contains handwritten details of branch income and expenditure from 1933 to 1939 |
| Format | Bound Volume |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Transferred to Wellcome - not yet on catalogue use previous reference number to request. |
| Language | English |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/3/01/05 |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 16: Wellcome Library |
| AdminHistory | BPS Midland branch is no longer in existence. Minute books and correspondence from 1933 to 1958 transferred by Dr A.W.Macrae of the Dept.of Psychology, University of Birmingham 1973-1974 |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following standard
ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Mike Maskill BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/94 | The British Psychological Society; Midland Branch; 1924-1968 | 1924-1968 |